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1999 Dog Rockhound Trials
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Submitted by
Adam Fenner
a Weekend Warrior
from Bath / Bristol England
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Freeride your garden | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | E-bay | | Strengths: | Strong, strong, ohh and quite strong. | | Weaknesses: | Erm - ohh yea I dont like the HD stickers, mine are the after painted grafiti stylie, I hear the new ones are under the laquer, nice but at least I can remove mine, the 3D headset logo is cool though.. | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale, Saracen ?, Marin. | | Bike Setup: | Bombers z4, Anomeba, Femco, trial/freeride setup. | | Bottom Line: | This frame is cool well made, strong and light, nice details, shame the HD down tube logo's are not better.
HD if you are listening setup your website, then send me some cool HD stickers to replace my 80's grafiti ones.
Only downside is, with standard crank, forks, tyres, my toe's can rub front tyre when turning, yea I do stand my feet in the midle of the pedals, BMX background, not SPD racer. Infact I bought this bike as a large BMX, and it is so Im happy. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark
a Weekend Warrior
from scunny
Date Reviewed: February 10, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Amazing frame, strong as hell, you can't get a better frame for the price. I had a brisa b26 and this is 100 times better. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | brisa b26, orange zero | | Bike Setup: | maguras, fatty r forks, middleburn cranks, onza full fat/half fat wheels on chris kings hubs, | | Bottom Line: | the best frame money can buy. BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jono
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from UK
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | All Terrain Cycles | | Strengths: | Frame kicks ASS, tyre clearence, small frame (I got the 11" version) = more strength.... you can now pick up a MK1 version for bout £129 aswell now.... TOP STUFF | | Weaknesses: | NONE!!!!!!!!!!!.... ppl say the weight, but 5lbs is nowt compared to some frames... it's bout average for a frame | | Bike Setup: | Street/trials... ISIS Middleburns, Hope XC on Planet X BMF rear wheel with 2.65 Kujo DH, 99 Bomber Z3 Lights, Maguras, Azonic Bars, etc.... all top quality stuff = £1500 price value | | Bottom Line: | i normally snap frames in 6 MONTH!!!! this has lasted 2yrs with small dents and scrathes... my m8 has snapped 2 Orange Zero's, another m8 has snapped a Brisa B26, another has snapped a Pashley 26 Mhz, and a few other m8s have snapped Giant Hawyes trials frames... all in the time i have had this 1!!..... and i put my bike to hell and bak... (14ft drop, 100's of 7ft+ drops, 7ft rockwalks, dirt Jumping, and generally going at steps as fast i can (up and down))
ALL IN ALL I HIGHLY RECOMEND 1 OF THESE FRAMES FOR ANY1
CFN Jono - http://www.geocities.com/j1o9n8o6/Homepage.htm | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Danny C
a Weekend Warrior
from Tamworth, Staffordshire,United Kingdom
Date Reviewed: September 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tamworth church/castle | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | Terrain Cycles | | Strengths: | Exxellent forks, Magura brakes were set up perfectly when purchased, wheels supurbly built, frame build quality. | | Weaknesses: | Farme too heavy; frame not very well suited to trials(11in or Rockstar??). | | Similar Products Used: | My own bike(Handsome Dog Rockstar custom build(See below 4 set-up of both bikes)). | | Bike Setup: | 'Hound: Terrain "Trials" package.
My Bike:Rockstar frame,Rock Hound forks, Magura SID Blue HS33,XTR shortcage,20t ring,Azonic bar/stem. | | Bottom Line: | The Rockhound is a brilliant bike. It will suit most trials riders perfectly, but for more advanced riders, the 11 inch frame would be a much better option. The supplied kit is all perfect, exept from the Handsome Dog Rock Ring; which I find to be far too soft and thus damage too easily. This could cause damage too the frame or chainring.
A cheaper option worth looking at is the Rockstar. Made from steel it is just as strong but much lighter. The geometry is much more suited to trials with a steeper head angle for use with rigid forks.
Overall the 'Hound is a brill bike and if you have the cash, get one. Now. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andy cross
a Weekend Warrior
from dover,kent,england
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | dis bike is well good | | Weaknesses: | it is a bit heavy | | Similar Products Used: | chris(pufta) matthew's dmr trailstar | | Bike Setup: | rockstar frame, use forks, hs-33 racelines | | Bottom Line: | this is a good trials bike for not many english penny's | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Halifax
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
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3 months | | Strengths: |
Frame rated 3/5 in MBUK
I find it superstrong | | Weaknesses: |
Hubs will give way soon after hard riding | | Similar Products Used: |
Monty X-Hydra | | Bike Setup: |
Standard LX groupset with HS33 Tomac. Azonic riser bars. Tioga Factory DH tyres | | Bottom Line: | Buy this for a cheap trails bike, | | Overall Rating: |
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